Not more geology, but a close-up of tree bark using the close-up lens for iPhone.

In Aix en Provence

In Paris

In Paris

Trying out the wide angle lens for the iPhone

The ollie that got left behind

The little people of Provence - traditional figures, santons de Provence

It's no 'Bah, Humbug'!!



La Cure Gourmande

Stack of ginger biscuits.

La Cure Gourmande

Boxes and boxes of delicious biscuits

La Cure Gourmande

Calissons are the traditional sweetmeats of Aix-en-Provence, being made primarily of almond and fruit pastes. They have been made in the traditional way for centuries and even Fortnum and Mason sell them. But buying and eating them in their city of origin is a bit special.


La Cure Gourmande

Famous biscuiterie in Aix-en-Provence, La Cure Gourmande

Favourites!

The belfry of L'Eglise du Saint-Esprit, Aix en Provence dates from 1677. It is also one of the more intricate designs.

The Tour de L'Horloge with it's lacy campanile is in the Place de l'Hotel de Ville in  the old centre of Aix en Provence. The tower was built on Roman foundations in the sixteenth century and an astronomical clock was added in the 1660s.